V8 Locations

The Research Station
First established in 1982 the research station was a joint effort by the American and Norwegian governments. It stands on the western half of the island separated from the town by the mountain. It is made up of five separate buildings of varying sizes, each containing different facilities needed by the staff who lived and worked on the base. It also included a set of tunnels to connect the buildings so that it would not be necessary for anyone to travel above ground during the cold winter months. Long since abandoned following a cut in funding, the base has spent its years being covered and uncovered by layers of snow. The buildings themselves have remained in good condition, thanks to their construction from precast concrete on steel frames with facades made out of composite insulated metal panels.

Sub-Areas

The Quarters
The second largest building on the station, the informal nickname of The Quarters stuck with it as soon as the researchers arrived. The dark green building sits in the center of the station and has two stories. The ground floor contains the dining area and kitchens while the sleeping quarters for all the station personnel can be found on the upper floor.


 * Sleeping Quarters

Located on the second floor of The Quarters building, the sleeping quarters themselves were periodically updated throughout the operating life of the station. Initially simple rooms with a bed, desk, and end-table, the contents were improved upon over the years, though most personal touches have been removed. Each of the rooms comes off the main corridor that runs down the center of the floor and are roughly five square meters in size. The rooms all contain a single bed frame topped with a moldy mattress, a thin wooden desk with a basic plastic seated chair, and a full-length mirror hanging off the wall. The floor and the rooms themselves are all covered in a layer of dust and debris from the years of abandonment and there is a noticeable draft of cold air that flows through the floor whenever it is windy.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Little Lost Bunny (Gwendolyn Kennedy, Zhijuan Lung-Romney, Shawn Bellamy, Andrew Lapson, Adam Lader)
 * Who the fuck are you? I mean, who the fuck are you trying to do the shit I do? (Zhijuan Lung-Romney, Chiara Masina, Derek Caldwell
 * From Dusk... (Claire Haig)
 * ...til Dawn. (Evie McKown)
 * The Red Butterfly (Derek Caldwell, Chiara Masina)
 * Glow Up (Chiara Masina)
 * I'm a Derek and Dereks don't run! (Derek Caldwell)
 * Cue Fanfare (Kyle Emerson, Cassie Chao, Madeleine Molliqaj)


 * Dining Area

The dining area and kitchens are found on the ground floor of The Quarters and are made up of one main dining room that features square tables set up for multiple people and a kitchen separated by a swinging door. The kitchen itself is on the basic side, including two fridges, two ovens, and two stoves along with countertops and a sink; all of the appliances are now non-functional with no electricity to power them. While the station was in operation mealtimes tended to be communal with food served through a large portal in the wall between the kitchen and seating area. The chairs in the room have soft-cushioned seats and backrests with a metal frame. All the chairs are neatly tucked into their respective tables.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Beyond figure out (Andrew Lapson, Shawn Bellamy)
 * Ursa Major Meltdown (Eve Zima, Ingrid Wilde, Joshua James, Matthew Bell, Jack Kilgore)
 * In a few hours those who remain alive will envy the dead (Bill Taylor, Jezzie Stark)
 * I'm Just A Shot Away From You (Mildred Platt, Kathleen Vozelnik, Angelo Lee)
 * Moths in a Lighthouse (Katelyn Graves, Eden Zima)
 * Fall Out Through the Fallout (Juanita Reid, Crystal Henderson, Ashlyn Graves, Connie Toda)
 * Give Me a Kiss to Build a Dream On (John Davis, Crystal Henderson, Ashlyn Graves, Juanita Reid)
 * Not Running (Connie Toda)


 * Quarters Basement

The basement of the quarters is a large space spanning nearly the entire area of the building. It features plentiful wooden beams, which were a frequent hazard for people hitting their heads. Used mainly for storage the cold concrete floor is covered in boxes of old holiday decorations, broken furniture, boxes of old files as well as other assorted junk. An entrance to the tunnels can also be found here.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order)


 * Broken Angels, Wingless, Cast from Heaven's Gate (Kelsey Brewer, Shannon Choi, Alex Avanesian)
 * I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD, I'M GREAT (Adam Lader)
 * This Christmas (Shu Hawthorne, Daenerys Todd, Molly Oliveira, Lúcio Oliveira)


 * Infirmary


 * Correctional


 * Research Lab


 * Rec Room


 * Gym


 * The Garages


 * Listening Station


 * Underground Tunnels


 * Bodies:

The Wilderness
Separating the research station from the mining town is an expanse of wilderness. The main features of this untamed stretch of land are the large mountain that rises up in imposing fashion at the middle of the island, the expansive tundra forest that was formerly used for trapping, and a frozen lake with a campground on its shore. All of these areas and pathways are long since abandoned and are now showing signs of disrepair.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * The Snowfield


 * Tundra Forest


 * Frozen Lake


 * The Campground


 * The Old Road


 * Abandoned Trapping Camp


 * Bodies:
 * Robin Valenti (-)

The Mountain
The mountain rises up in the center of the island and splits it into two halves. While most of the island sits in the shadow of the mountain's peak, it isn’t possible to reach the summit without extensive gear due to the treacherous terrain near the top. Two paths can be used to navigate around the mountain to go from one side of the island to the other, and enterprising travels can also find some locations off the beaten path.


 * Danger Zone:

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Upper Mountain Pass


 * The Hot Spring


 * Lower Mountain Pass


 * The Cave


 * Bodies:
 * Ethan Kemp (---)

The Mining Town
In its heyday the mining town was a healthy if small community, with its economy based around the mine at the base of the mountain. Unfortunately, after the disastrous mine collapse and subsequent closure, the town was cut off from its only lifeline and the community slowly died out. All that is left of this town is the empty shells of the buildings. The residents took all their important personal belongings with them when they left, but an assortment of other objects have been left behind due to inability to take them along or lack of care.


 * Danger Zone:

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Housing


 * The Hunting Lodge Bar


 * The Church


 * The Hidden Cellar


 * The Graveyard


 * The Sheriff's Office


 * Bodies:
 * Tristana Blanco Osuna (Laying in the closet of a master bedroom in one of the houses, throat slit and body covered in bloody bedsheets)

The Mine
At the top right of the town is the mine. Previously the economic center of the island, a disastrous collapse of the main mineshaft left an undeniable scar on the community. The fallout of the disaster led to many families slowly moving away to find other work or to get away from the pain of the past. Now the main mine buildings sit behind a rusted metal gate and chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The old wooden buildings of the mine remain, never having been torn down after the mine closed its doors, but their structures are all warped and broken. The entrance to the mine can still be seen, but it is inaccessible due to a combination of debris and being intentionally sealed up with a heavy wooden barrier.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * The Foreman’s Office


 * Workers' Changing Room


 * Mineral Processing


 * Bodies:

The Shoreline
On the north side of the island is a rocky shoreline, made up of larger igneous rock formations and smaller crags that form tide pools. The shoreline can be treacherous to navigate, especially when it is wet. Not too far off the shore, the remains of a small plane can be seen in the water.


 * Danger Zone: 

Threads (in chronological order by sub-area)


 * Rocky Beach


 * Downed Plane


 * Bodies: